Ch.5- Thank You
"I'm glad Shigure's parents could give us a ride home." Said Tohru, her voice void of all emotion whatsoever. Yuki, who was sitting across from her at the table, just nodded. They were in clean clothes now, and had managed to get cleaned up. Kyo was up in the bath right then.
"It was smart of you to call everybody. They may never have noticed." Yuki said at last.
"Well, I figured they would want to know." She replied, that familiar blush creeping across her cheeks. This one reminder of when life seemed normal gave him some comfort, and he couldn't help but think about how pretty she looked with that blush. "And they would have noticed."
"Maybe." He said, staring into the cup of tea that she had insisted upon making for him. Suddenly a knock on the door broke the silence. Tohru mechanically rose to go answer it.
"Hi Tohru." It was Momiji. All the cheer that normally radiated from him was gone. His face was so full of pure sadness that she almost couldn't recognize him.
"Hello Momiji." She said, ushering him into the house. Yuki just acknowledged him with a slight nod.
There came many more knocks on the door as one by one Kagura, Haru, Hiro, and finally Kisa came into Shigure's home. They all looked frightened, and Kisa's eyes were rimmed with red.
"Sissy, why is Grandpa Hatori in the hospital?" she asked, her voice breaking and hands trembling.
Tohru saw no point in hiding the truth from her; she was going to find out eventually anyway, so she went right ahead and told the group. "Hatori was driving Yuki, Kyo and I home from school when we got into a wreck. He is in the hospital right now." She said hollowly. Kisa's eyes widened then began filling with tears. Everyone else in the room (with the exception of Yuki) gasped and then began whispering amongst themselves.
Tohru walked back into the kitchen, unable to handle the situation any longer. She couldn't help but feel as though the whole thing was her fault. The only reason Hatori was in the car was her. She was the reason Yuki and Kyo were hurt.
She was the reason Kisa was crying. All of this at once became too much for Tohru. For the first time since the accident, she broke down and truly cried.
Yuki was still back in the other room, trying his best to comfort his relatives, though he was failing miserably. Kisa was crying into Hiro's sleeve. Even the little smart-mouthed Hiro was choked up, and not just because Kisa was upset. Everyone was a bundle of nerves, and it felt as though you could literally cut the tension in the air with a knife.
He looked up to see if Tohru was having any better luck. Surprisingly enough, she wasn't in the room at all. This wasn't like her at all. She normally wouldn't just leave people upset like that. He got up to go find her.
He walked into the kitchen and immediately saw her. His heart shattered to see her like that. He ran over to her, but his common sense kept him from hugging her. He silently cursed himself for not even be able to do that much.
"Tohru, what's wrong?" he asked, sitting down next to her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"It's nothing, really." She said quickly, wiping her eyes and plastering on yet another fake smile. Despite this, she couldn't hide her distress. Her hands were shaking, and her eyes were redder than Kisa's.
"Tohru, don't lie. You can tell me what's wrong." He said soothingly, gripping her shoulder a little harder.
She just stared at him for a second, her eyes filling up again. "Everything. It's all my fault. I'm sorry." She managed to choke out before once again breaking down.
All that Yuki could do was sit there helplessly. He knew that she needed more than a kind word, but what else could he do? A rat wouldn't do much good.
"Tohru, it's not all your fault. You have no reason to be sorry." How could I say something so corny to her? He thought bitterly. It was the curse. He would never be able to get close to anyone, not even those he truly cared about.
To his surprise, she smiled. "You don't have to say something that nice to me."
"But I had to say it, I meant it. You always told me to tell you how I feel." He said, looking her straight in her eyes.
"Yuki?" whispered Tohru. She must have just realized that their heads were inching closer. His answer to her was a kiss. While she was surprised, she didn't pull away.
Kyo walked, or rather limped, down the stairs and towards the kitchen. He looked in the open door and froze. He couldn't believe his eyes. He turned around to start walking back up the stairs.
Looks like that damn rat beat me to one more thing. Kyo thought angrily. He stopped short when he heard a knock at the door. They'll be too busy to answer that. He thought bitterly.
"What do you want?" he said angrily as he thrusts open the door.
"Oh, Kyo, is that really how you want to answer me?" Kyo's jaw dropped.
"And to answer your question, I've come for Tohru." Akito said icily as he stepped into the house.
A/N: Just so you all know, Rin and Kureno will not be in this fic. I have not seen the episodes that they are in, so I don't know a thing about them. It wouldn't be smart for me to completely invent them myself. Please review, I won't touch my notebook until I get more reviews.
"I'm glad Shigure's parents could give us a ride home." Said Tohru, her voice void of all emotion whatsoever. Yuki, who was sitting across from her at the table, just nodded. They were in clean clothes now, and had managed to get cleaned up. Kyo was up in the bath right then.
"It was smart of you to call everybody. They may never have noticed." Yuki said at last.
"Well, I figured they would want to know." She replied, that familiar blush creeping across her cheeks. This one reminder of when life seemed normal gave him some comfort, and he couldn't help but think about how pretty she looked with that blush. "And they would have noticed."
"Maybe." He said, staring into the cup of tea that she had insisted upon making for him. Suddenly a knock on the door broke the silence. Tohru mechanically rose to go answer it.
"Hi Tohru." It was Momiji. All the cheer that normally radiated from him was gone. His face was so full of pure sadness that she almost couldn't recognize him.
"Hello Momiji." She said, ushering him into the house. Yuki just acknowledged him with a slight nod.
There came many more knocks on the door as one by one Kagura, Haru, Hiro, and finally Kisa came into Shigure's home. They all looked frightened, and Kisa's eyes were rimmed with red.
"Sissy, why is Grandpa Hatori in the hospital?" she asked, her voice breaking and hands trembling.
Tohru saw no point in hiding the truth from her; she was going to find out eventually anyway, so she went right ahead and told the group. "Hatori was driving Yuki, Kyo and I home from school when we got into a wreck. He is in the hospital right now." She said hollowly. Kisa's eyes widened then began filling with tears. Everyone else in the room (with the exception of Yuki) gasped and then began whispering amongst themselves.
Tohru walked back into the kitchen, unable to handle the situation any longer. She couldn't help but feel as though the whole thing was her fault. The only reason Hatori was in the car was her. She was the reason Yuki and Kyo were hurt.
She was the reason Kisa was crying. All of this at once became too much for Tohru. For the first time since the accident, she broke down and truly cried.
Yuki was still back in the other room, trying his best to comfort his relatives, though he was failing miserably. Kisa was crying into Hiro's sleeve. Even the little smart-mouthed Hiro was choked up, and not just because Kisa was upset. Everyone was a bundle of nerves, and it felt as though you could literally cut the tension in the air with a knife.
He looked up to see if Tohru was having any better luck. Surprisingly enough, she wasn't in the room at all. This wasn't like her at all. She normally wouldn't just leave people upset like that. He got up to go find her.
He walked into the kitchen and immediately saw her. His heart shattered to see her like that. He ran over to her, but his common sense kept him from hugging her. He silently cursed himself for not even be able to do that much.
"Tohru, what's wrong?" he asked, sitting down next to her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"It's nothing, really." She said quickly, wiping her eyes and plastering on yet another fake smile. Despite this, she couldn't hide her distress. Her hands were shaking, and her eyes were redder than Kisa's.
"Tohru, don't lie. You can tell me what's wrong." He said soothingly, gripping her shoulder a little harder.
She just stared at him for a second, her eyes filling up again. "Everything. It's all my fault. I'm sorry." She managed to choke out before once again breaking down.
All that Yuki could do was sit there helplessly. He knew that she needed more than a kind word, but what else could he do? A rat wouldn't do much good.
"Tohru, it's not all your fault. You have no reason to be sorry." How could I say something so corny to her? He thought bitterly. It was the curse. He would never be able to get close to anyone, not even those he truly cared about.
To his surprise, she smiled. "You don't have to say something that nice to me."
"But I had to say it, I meant it. You always told me to tell you how I feel." He said, looking her straight in her eyes.
"Yuki?" whispered Tohru. She must have just realized that their heads were inching closer. His answer to her was a kiss. While she was surprised, she didn't pull away.
Kyo walked, or rather limped, down the stairs and towards the kitchen. He looked in the open door and froze. He couldn't believe his eyes. He turned around to start walking back up the stairs.
Looks like that damn rat beat me to one more thing. Kyo thought angrily. He stopped short when he heard a knock at the door. They'll be too busy to answer that. He thought bitterly.
"What do you want?" he said angrily as he thrusts open the door.
"Oh, Kyo, is that really how you want to answer me?" Kyo's jaw dropped.
"And to answer your question, I've come for Tohru." Akito said icily as he stepped into the house.
A/N: Just so you all know, Rin and Kureno will not be in this fic. I have not seen the episodes that they are in, so I don't know a thing about them. It wouldn't be smart for me to completely invent them myself. Please review, I won't touch my notebook until I get more reviews.